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Aon Benfield Releases Annual Cat Report; Insured Losses at $38 Billion

Dec 17 2010 // Aon Benfield, the global reinsurance intermediary and capital advisor of Aon Corporation, has released its Annual Global Climate and Catastrophe Report, which reviews the natural disaster perils that occurred worldwide...

Aon Launches Public Entity Practice

Dec 16 2010 // Chicago-based Aon Risk Solutions, the global risk management business of Aon Corp. has launched a public entity practice to address and work to fulfill increased demand among state governments, counties, towns, special...

Aon Benfield Names Jing Ping Zhang to Head China Facultative Operations

Dec 15 2010 // Aon Benfield, the global reinsurance intermediary and capital advisor of Aon Corporation announced the appointment of Jing Ping Zhang as Head of Facultative for the firm’s China operations.He will be responsible for...

Aon Launches Extended Restaurant Brand Protection Policy

Dec 7 2010 // Aon Risk Solutions, Aon’s global risk management division, announced that it has developed an insurance policy that provides a greater level of protection than has previously been available from the insurance market...

Aon Names West to Head UK Business Continuity Practice

Dec 6 2010 // Aon announced that Vincent West has joined Aon Risk Solutions’, its global risk management business, Risk Consulting team in the UK to “head up, and build upon the success of its business continuity...

Aon Benfield Cat Report for November Highlights Cold and Floods

Dec 6 2010 // In its latest monthly assessment of the world’s catastrophes for November Aon Benfield highlights the first winter weather event of the season across Europe with “notable affects.”the report, published by...

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Dec 5 2010 // Nebraska Gov. Dave Heineman appointed Bruce Ramge of Omaha to serve as the director of the Nebraska Department of Insurance (DOI). He has served as acting director since October 30, and has served as deputy director of the...

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Dec 5 2010 // Aon Corp. reported that Andrew Appel, the firm’s chief operating officer, will be leaving the company at the end of the year. The company said there are no plans to fill the position upon Appel’s...

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Dec 5 2010 // Frost Insurance in Austin, Texas promoted Sheri Smyth to vice president of personal lines. Smyth, a 23-year insurance industry veteran, manages the personal lines department’s growth and retention efforts, and...

Aon Advises UK Businesses to Evaluate Continuity Plans Due to ‘Big Freeze’

Dec 3 2010 // A bulletin from Aon’s London office notes that the “Big Freeze in the UK shows no signs of abating.” It therefore is advising UK “businesses affected by the snow to constantly evaluate whether their...

Investors Like Aon’s Growth Strategy

Dec 2 2010 // Top global insurance broker Aon Corp. looks to grow over the next couple of years on the back of improved pricing and a recent key acquisition, which appears to be attracting smart investors to the stock.While some...

Aon Benfield Launches New ‘ReMetrica’ Model for Solvency II

Nov 29 2010 // Aon Benfield’s London office announced the launch of its new Solvency II-focused version 5 of ReMetrica, its dynamic financial analysis tool for capital modeling.ReMetrica has evolved to help re/insurers meet the...

Aon Benfield Warns on Perils of European ‘Uncommon’ Storm Tracks

Nov 17 2010 // Aon Benfield has issued a briefing on uncommon European winter storm tracks in conjunction with the University of Cologne. The research points to a lower total number of events in the future, but “indicates intense...

Growth, Stability and Changes in Store for Long Term Care Market

Nov 14 2010 // With the first of 77 million baby boomers nearing retirement age in 2011, assisted living facilities and nursing home facilities will play a more important role than ever before. About three million Americans will require...

Aon Launches Global Energy Risk Engineering Unit

Nov 11 2010 // Aon Risk Solutions, the global risk management business of Aon Corporation, has consolidated its energy risk engineering assets around the world to form a new unit, known as Aon Energy. Aon Energy Risk Engineering will...

Aon Warns Re/insurers of Heightened Rating Agency Scrutiny in Asia

Nov 11 2010 // Aon Benfield announced that it is “advising re/insurers that rating agencies are likely to increase their scrutiny of catastrophe risk in Asia and that many companies will have to make substantial investments to...

Aon Finds Business Interruption Demand Grows, but Insurers Back Off

Nov 10 2010 // Aon came up with the conclusion that although recent events have “increased demand and enquiries for business interruption insurance,” there is a “decreasing appetite of insurers to pay claims for this...

Appel to Leave Aon

Nov 10 2010 // Aon Corp. reported that Andrew Appel, the firm’s chief operating officer, will be leaving the company at the end of the year. The company said that at the present time there are no plans to fill the position upon...

Aon Stresses Actuaries ‘Critical Role’ for Emerging Risks

Nov 9 2010 // In its presentation at the 17th General Insurance Seminar at the Gold Coast in Australia, Aon Benfield highlighted the critical role of actuaries in managing emerging risks for the re/insurance industry.“The...

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Nov 1 2010 // Liberty Northwest, a Liberty Mutual Agency Markets regional company, appointed Danny R. Schamma to vice president, finance. He will direct the business planning process, oversee financial reporting and analysis, and...